Marc Roscoe Loustau

Official X account of the Substack newsletter "At the Edges, with Marc Loustau."

[Marc Roscoe Loustau @roscoe_loustau]

My book has arrived! #Hungarian #Catholic #Intellectuals in Contemporary #Romania: Reforming Apostles. https://t.co/h2dC9gTEdi. Thanks to @PalgraveSoc. "Sheds new light on the roots of #Hungarian #right-wing #populism." Vlad Naumescu, @ceu

[Marc Roscoe Loustau @roscoe_loustau]

The ex-evangelical agenda has yielded a paltry crop. Why is it still a central part of progressive Christian witness? From "At the Edges" on Substack: "The fragility of neighborliness: A review of Amar Peterman's Becoming Neighbors (2026)." https://t.co/0Ky3vG4XOj

[Marc Roscoe Loustau @roscoe_loustau]

For decades, the #exvangelical agenda has yielded a paltry crop. Why is it still a central part of progressive Christian witness? From "At the Edges" on Substack: "The fragility of neighborliness: A review of Amar Peterman's Becoming Neighbors (2026)."
https://t.co/0Ky3vG4XOj

[Marc Roscoe Loustau @roscoe_loustau]

The article I wrote on Ukraine's "Pastors in Exile" won a 2025 @AChurchPress award for international reporting.

https://t.co/FlRXv5DpRL

Huge gratitude goes to my editors @ChristianCent. I'm still humbled by the clergy who shared stories about their courageous pastoral care.

[Marc Roscoe Loustau @roscoe_loustau]

“ICE officer Jonathan Ross didn’t kill Renee Good; she was murdered by every Hollywood action hero who celebrates offing the bad guy by dropping a quippy laughline.” My Substack newsletter today reflects on #Trump and anti-liberal resentment.

https://t.co/PaVSC1wJCy

[Marc Roscoe Loustau @roscoe_loustau]

What does it take to de-radicalize Christian extremists? I investigate a case from #Ukraine in the @ChristianCent: https://t.co/cDbN8pVVQn. But It's a pressing question for #USChristians. Now that we know how White supremacists are shaping #ICE.

[Marc Roscoe Loustau @roscoe_loustau]

My son has been overhearing us talk about our gardening issues. Evidence: We play a "Hello" game when we arrive home, saying hello to things.

Me: "Hello, house!"
Son: "Hello, street!"
Me: "Hello, driveway!"
Son: "Hello, Poison Ivy!"

[Marc Roscoe Loustau @roscoe_loustau]

“Drone hits Ukrainian Jewish hub.” My in-person report on Jewish life in one of #ukraine's frontline cities, Zaporizhzhia. https://t.co/1onACO9zSo

[Marc Roscoe Loustau @roscoe_loustau]

Can guilt be a tool for political mobilization? Is dancing for joy an unserious display for a political figure? Lessons from #hungary for America's anti-fascists. Today's newsletter, "On political emotions" from At the Edges, with Marc Loustau. https://t.co/lw66xDq0Dl

[Marc Roscoe Loustau @roscoe_loustau]

Can guilt be a tool for political mobilization? Is dancing for joy an unserious display for a political figure? Lessons from #hungary for America's anti-fascists. Today's newsletter, "On political emotions" from At the Edges, with Marc Loustau. https://t.co/lw66xDq0Dl

[Marc Roscoe Loustau @roscoe_loustau]

In #hungary, Budapest's mayor sceheduled his "goodbye Orbán" party for Friday, but the PM's is on Saturday. Media is calling it a political war. A TV crew stopped me for a "man on the street" interview. Here's what I said: "Szeretek bulizni. Minél több buli, annál jobb."

[Marc Roscoe Loustau @roscoe_loustau]

Make Hungary (and America) boring again? I talk about how we can start dismantling authoritarianism with @ajkeen of Keen on America.
https://t.co/xVAr9Z2Voz

[Marc Roscoe Loustau @roscoe_loustau]

What do outlaw artists in #iran think about the US war? Find out in the "At the Edges, with Marc Loustau" newsletter on Substack. For paying subscribers only. Try out a paid subscription today! https://t.co/vhPCr061yc

[Marc Roscoe Loustau @roscoe_loustau]

The US government is deeply intertwined with the church. Will #hungary’s new government undo Orbán’s effort Christian nationalist education system? What lessons can US progressives learn? In today’s Substack newsletter: “Make Hungary boring again.” https://t.co/Bi1hGRIAQw

[Marc Roscoe Loustau @roscoe_loustau]

On the anniversary of Chornobyl (#chernobyl in Russian), April 26, 1986, a link to my article about a serendipitous meeting with a survivor’s daughter. Read “The part ‘Chernobyl’ left out” on “At the Edges, with Marc Loustau.” https://t.co/l26HhjjGmx

[Marc Roscoe Loustau @roscoe_loustau]

Judit Lanner, an education researcher, is #Hungary's new Education Minister. I'll write on Substack about why education is so politically controversial. For now, live-streamed reactions to Lanner's interview from a Hungarian friend: She's saying good things!!! Genius! Amazing!

[Marc Roscoe Loustau @roscoe_loustau]

Election night in #Hungary was jubilant. I'll never forget it. On Substack, reflections on what it was like to be in the crowd at the precise moment Viktor Orbán conceded and a "forever" regime became no more.

https://t.co/MKI28UNmsb

[Marc Roscoe Loustau @roscoe_loustau]

#hungary PM Péter Magyar says he will announce his pick for Education Minister tomorrow, 4/24/2026. Education is the most controversial pick. Hot-button issues include systematic racism (against the Roma minority) and separation of church and state.

[Nataliya Vasilyeva @Nat_Vasilyeva]

Finally out: my piece about Russia-occupied Mariupol where locals face homelessness due to Russian "laws".
Incredibly challenging story to report. So grateful to the Mariupol residents who trusted me with their stories.
https://t.co/LljWjKa1bm

[Rep. Mike Levin @RepMikeLevin]

Not enough people are talking about this.

Hungary’s incoming PM has said that Viktor Orbán used Hungarian government funds to help finance CPAC, the flagship networking event for GOP candidates, members of Congress, and conservative media in this country.

Under U.S. law, that is not just a Hungarian problem. Foreign governments are barred from spending money in American elections, and Americans are forbidden from soliciting or accepting it. If these allegations are true, this is a direct attack on the integrity of American democracy.

We need a full investigation by Congress, the FEC, and the DOJ. The American people deserve to know exactly what flowed from Orbán’s government into this country’s political ecosystem, who was on the receiving end, and what it bought.
https://t.co/pMFylxAkbQ

[David Issacharoff @davidiss]

Magyar confirms that Netanyahu was lying when saying he was invited to Budapest. Today the incoming PM said per @business that Hungary under him will "have a legal obligation to enforce the ICC rulings and I'm sure [Netanyahu] knows this"
https://t.co/JaTL84qvDg